I
was a member of the congregation at
All Souls - at that time the "evangelical cathedral" of London - from
late 1980 until the end of 1985, during which time I shared the
leadership of
various activities and music, and met and married Tessa.

I fell
into the role of
"bard" by documenting various events and personal histories in song
or rhyme to a greater or (usually) lesser degree of accuracy. Michael
Lawson,
who was curate and Director of Pastoring at the time, started
the process
by asking me to report to the weekly prayer meeting on a training
weekend
"in any way I liked", so I wrote a calypso.